The Children of Israel’s enemies choose to engage in spiritual warfare after being unable to defeat Israel with swords in Portion Balak. Yet the Prophet Balam is a huge disappointment after he is unable to fulfill his contract to curse Israel. This is a weird story!
Beste Vriend, Terwijl ik deze brief aan u schrijf, viert het Volk van Israël de succesvolle redding van vier van de gijzelaars die al acht maanden in gevangenschap waren door Hamas. Noa … Read more
Liebe Freunde, Während ich diesen Brief an Sie schreibe, feiert das israelische Volk die erfolgreiche Befreiung von vier Geiseln, die acht Monate lang von der Hamas gefangen gehalten worden waren. Noa Argamani (26), Schlomi Ziv (41), Andrey Koslov (27) … Read more
This week’s portion, Hukat, is action packed. The red heifer is introduced, Miriam and Aaron both die, and Moses strikes a rock in anger to bring forth water. Moses then faces serious consequences for striking the rock instead of speaking to it. There are so many explanations for this story that Shmuel compiled a list!